you do not have epilepsy.' And I'm like, 'OK, so what's going on?' " The woman told Jay her seizures were the result of a psychological disorder called psychogenic non-epileptic seizures.

Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures, previously known as pseudoseizures, usually have a psychological cause. They are different from epilepsy and do not involve changes to electrical impulses in the ...

But not all people who appear to have seizures have epilepsy, a group of related disorders characterized by a tendency for recurrent seizures. Non-epileptic seizures (called pseudoseizures ...

Thomas reported the findings Dec. 2 at a meeting of the American Epilepsy Society. The finding is significant because epileptic and non-epileptic seizures are treated differently. Non-epileptic ...

PHOENIX, Ariz., June 15 — A simple but reliable way to distinguish psychogenic nonepileptic seizures from epilepsy is to determine whether the patient's eyes are closed or open, researchers here ...

Functional seizures not caused by epilepsy are associated with structural changes in the brain that can be seen using MRI, a new study shows. Scientist have long understood the nonepileptic ...

But most people with recurrent seizures (i.e., epilepsy) are generally treated ... have significant side effects. Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) are involuntary responses to triggers ...

In the majority of cases, these seizures won't take place again unless the person has suffered brain damage, or has a family history of epilepsy. Febrile seizures can occur in a child (usually ...

Dr. LaFrance serves on the editorial boards of Epilepsia and Epilepsy & Behavior, receives royalties from the publication of the third edition of Gates and Rowan's Nonepileptic Seizures ...

The UAB Epilepsy Center is looking for participants aged 15 and older for a brain imaging study. Eligible individuals will have psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) without co-morbid epilepsy.